Michael Saylor pointed to a shift in bitcoin’s trajectory, arguing that its future will be shaped less by reduced issuance and more by its use as digital capital across credit markets, institutions, and global finance.

China’s Ministry of State Security said it has found sea turtles and fish in its territorial waters fitted with miniature sensors, warning the devices could be used to collect ocean data for detailed submarine mapping. In a June 12, 2026 post on the agency’s official WeChat account, it also pointed to espionage buoys and wave gliders as part of the same surveillance toolkit.

Vallecid, a tourism conglomerate that owns nearly 10% of Vanadi’s shares, has filed a petition to renew the board of directors and to monitor the fees some of its members collect each time a financial transaction is executed, which can reach up to 5%.

Deribit and Signalplus opened registration for a five-week trading competition offering a prize pool that scales up to 600,000 USDC.

Esports has grown into a global audience business of 640.8 million people, and the industry’s biggest event of 2026 is about to test how far that audience can carry the sport’s business model.

Twelve addresses on bitcoin’s rich list hold a combined 1,347,380 BTC, worth roughly $85.2 billion at current prices near $63,265. That’s 6.72% of all bitcoin in existence sitting behind twelve public keys. Some belong to exchanges moving customer funds around the clock. Others haven’t moved a satoshi out in years. Pulling onchain data from the top 100 rich list and cross-checking it against Arkham Intelligence’s entity tags splits these twelve addresses into two opposite camps.

Securitize Corp. now holds the top spot among tokenized stocks, with $270 million in shares recorded onchain, according to data from rwa.xyz.

The 32-player field for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves at the Esports World Cup 2026 is set after a Last Chance Qualifier in Paris that took place on July 5.

Bitcoin holds above $60,000 as Bitwise CIO says Strategy-led leverage unwind may signal a market bottom ahead of a fall bull run.

Major County Sheriffs of America, a national association representing elected sheriffs from large U.S. counties and serving more than 130 million citizens, said it is now neutral on the CLARITY Act, marking a shift from earlier concerns while continuing to press Congress on law enforcement priorities.

Bitcoin’s network processed 862,979 transactions on June 23, 2026, the third-highest single day recorded since the blockchain launched in January 2009.

Michael Saylor argues bitcoin’s four-year cycle is losing dominance as the crypto asset becomes embedded in global finance. He says halving-driven narratives are giving way to institutional capital flows that now shape demand and price direction.

France has emerged as the clear favorite to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup, according to betting activity on Polymarket and Kalshi, two prediction market platforms that have processed billions of dollars in wagers on the tournament outcome.

Michael Saylor posted a fresh orange dot bitcoin chart Sunday, putting attention back on whether Strategy will announce another bitcoin purchase. The post follows last week’s $2.55 billion reserve shield and bitcoin monetization plan.

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